Elise Mertens vs Vera ZvonarevaLinz Round of 16

Linz · WTA · Round of 16
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 November 2020
hard
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Mertens E.
6-4 5-7 6-2
Zvonareva V.
Mertens E.
6562
Zvonareva V.
4721

Elise Mertens defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-4 5-7 6-2 in the Linz round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Elise Mertens closed it out in three sets, 6–4 5–7 6–2.

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-01-17Australian OpenR128hardElise Mertens6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

Zvonareva V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Serve advantage — Mertens E.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Mertens E.Zvonareva V.
51
Serve
54
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 126). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
80
76
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
79
Break points won·Even
96
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
92
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
52

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
78

Mertens E.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
5°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 91%